[Grace Kao] Why we love chonkers and chonky pets

There is a new internet star — his name is Chonkers and he is a Steller sea Lion. I bet you can guess his relative size. I feel an affinity for him not only because I love cute, chubby animals, but also because he currently lives in my hometown of San Francisco. In fact, at San Francisco’s Pier 39 in Fisherman’s Wharf, you can see hundreds of California sea lions lounging on wooden platforms built for them. Tourists love to watch them and listen to them bark and chirp. Chonkers, a name given to

By The Korea Herald